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| Criterion |  Business Strategy Strategy Execution Loop |  Agile Example Mapping |  Agile Specification by Example |  Agile Scrum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | The Strategy Execution Loop helps avoid treating strategy as a one-off document. It makes visible how strategic decisions are turned into objectives, initiatives, operational work, measurement, and learning. | When a story carries business rules and exceptions, it brings clarity before implementation. It makes examples, open questions, and boundaries visible enough that the logic becomes jointly sound. | When business rules need to become precise, it ties language, example, and test together. It sorts work by value, risk, and delivery ability. The result is captured as an Example Table and Acceptance Tests. | When a team needs to work in a fixed delivery rhythm, it stabilizes cadence, responsibility, and feedback loops. It makes collaboration reliable across sprint boundaries. |
Complexitydifferent | High | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | Initial 3-6 h, then monthly or quarterly reviews | 30-60 min | 60-90 min pro Feature | 1-4 Wochen je Sprint, laufend |
Participantsdifferent | 5-12 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3-10 (Scrum Team) |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop | Workshop + async |
Outputdifferent | Execution Loop, Review Cadence, Strategic Learning Log | Example Map, Acceptance Criteria, Open Questions | Example Table, Acceptance Tests | Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment, Sprint Goal |
Tagsno overlap | ExecutionCadenceLearningGovernance | Behavior-Driven DevelopmentRequirementsExamplesRefinement | AgileRequirementsExamplesBehavior-Driven Development | AgileIterationCadence |